Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 February 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: KG397
Location: 3 km SW of Warlingham –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically altitude sensors and guidance systems).Aircraft Control System (specifically altitude sensors and guidance systems).
Category: Accident
A Boeing 777 aircraft was experiencing a significant loss of altitude during approach to Croydon Airport. The aircraft was flying into a high-level cloud layer.A Boeing 777 aircraft was experiencing a significant loss of altitude during approach to Croydon Airport. The aircraft was flying into a high-level cloud layer.
Description
Flew into a high ground in clouds while on approach to Croydon.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude due to insufficient visibility and potentially a miscalculation of the approach path.Loss of altitude due to insufficient visibility and potentially a miscalculation of the approach path.Share on:
